"Wittgensteinian "Quietism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3850095 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Mcdowell (0009-0004-1645-4653, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 365-372 |
| Publication date | 2009-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Common Knowledge (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-754X • E-ISSN: 1538-4578 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/0961754x-2009-018 |
| OpenAlex | W4237011511 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
In his Philosophical Investigations Wittgenstein describes, and represents himself as pursuing, a way of doing philosophy without putting forward philosophical theses. I exemplify his approach with a sketch of his treatment of rule following. I focus in particular on the simple case of following a signpost, conceived as an expression of a rule for getting to a destination. Wittgenstein uncovers a threat that we will find it mysterious how one could learn from a signpost which way to go, and he dissolves the threat, not by putting forward philosophical theses, but by reminding us of things we already knew about signposts. Insofar as the point of Wittgenstein's procedure is to give philosophy peace, the label "quietism" fits. I take issue with readings of Wittgenstein's quietism that represent him as uncovering a need for positive philosophical work, but using quietism as a pretext for declining to do the work himself. Wittgensteinian quietism is not a stance of complacency or idleness. The kind of thing Wittgenstein does is difficult and laborious. It requires accurate and sympathetic engagement with frames of mind in which positive philosophy seems to be necessary
Epistemology · Pretext · Reflexive pronoun · Sketch · Computer Science · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications
In simple words
Neither Theory nor Science Metaphilosophical Remarks on Philosophical Elucidations
There’s Nothing Quasi About Quasi-Realism
Postmodernism, Quietism, and Philosophy
Metaphysical separatism and epistemological autonomy in Frege’s philosophy and beyond
What Not to Make of Recalcitrant Emotions
Freedom and Second Nature in The Formation of Reason
Quietist Elements in Adorno
The Habitus , Coping Practices, and the Search for the Ground of Action
Hinge commitments and trust
Philosophical pictures about mathematics
Rails Invisibly Laid to Infinity’
On the Foundations of Psychology
Should we worry about belief
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |